Further to today’s escalated government advice in relation to the spread of Covid19 to avoid non-essential travel and contact with others and to avoid gatherings and crowded places. In line with this advice the committee have made the necessary decision to suspend all official club runs, including providing run routes and leaders, with immediate effect.
Striders of Croydon hosted the tenth annual Croydon Half-Marathon from their headquarters at Sandilands on Sunday. The race was won by Daniel Gaffney of South London Harriers in a new course record of 70 minutes 47 seconds, which was 41 seconds faster than the previous record set by Abdi Madar of Newham in 2012. The
The seventh annual ‘mob match’ between Croydon Harriers and Striders of Croydon took place in conjunction with the weekly South Norwood parkrun on Saturday. The first finisher was Phil Coales of Striders who ran 16 minutes 50 seconds, while the first Harrier to finish was James Nuthall who placed seventh (18:22). James Rhodes of Striders
Sandra Francis, from Striders of Croydon, did very well to win two bronze medals in the British Masters Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on Saturday. She placed third in both the W60 long jump (2.98 metres) and the W60 60 metres (10.72 seconds). Club colleague Lorraine Hunte was fifth in the W65 60 metres, recording
Niamh Vincent, from Striders of Croydon, had an excellent run in the Vitality Half-Marathon in Greenwich on Sunday. In a field of more than 15,000 runners, she finished in a new personal best of 92 minutes 16 seconds, which lifts her to ninth place in Striders’ all-time women’s rankings. Striders’ men were led by Erik
@UCSguru @BalancedCoachUK @LondonMarathon When we’re allowed to run as a club again we’ll definitely be doing some marathon training sessions. And congratulations 🙌🏻
